Assessment (Questions 51-57)
This section will only appear if you answered “No, but Census size data does exist for the species as a whole “ in Q19, Section 4. This section should not be completed if individual population size data exists . The questions presented here are identical to the census size questions asked for each population in Section 5 (Q40-46), but thesespecifically relate to the entire species within the country .
For some species, whole species count estimates are available, but not for individual populations (as is sometimes found in the IUCN Red List Assessments). This information can still be valuable, especially if it is already known that the entire species census size is under 5000 mature individuals, which would indicate the species (and each of its population) are at risk. Even if an exact (point estimate) is unknown, a general range may be available. Knowing whether a species is close to or far from 5000 mature individuals would also be informative in estimating risk.
For transboundary species, where a total species count is known, but no specific count exists for the country of the assessment, please estimate a census count by taking the proportion of the species within the country of assessment (Q68 below, Section 8) and multiplying it by the total species count. For example, 25% of species A exists in the assessment country, and the total (global) species count is estimated at 30 000. The estimate for this country will be report as 0.25*30 000 = 7 500. We acknowledge this is an estimation. To be sure it is flagged properly for analysis, please be sure to fill in Q65 and Q68 about the transboundary nature of the species, and make a comment in Q57 as follows: “Species census in country estimated based on X% range in the country.”.